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  Feeling burned out by the pandemic? Resilience expert offers tips

  While some students have struggled to navigate new ways of learning, some employees have found their office hours bleeding into their personal time as they adjust to working from home. 1

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  'His son has a heart condition so we could relate': 11-year-old Ottawa podcast host interviews Jimmy Kimmel

  An 11-year-old Ottawa boy pursuing a career hosting a podcast booked an extra special star guest this week. 1

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  Baarack from the brink: Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 35 kg fleece

  A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 35 kilograms - nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo - after being shorn for the first time in many a year. 1

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  Cat that vanished 15 years ago reunited with owner

  A cat that went astray about 15 years ago reunited with its owner this week after disappearing as a kitten in kitten in 2005. The cat was identified through a microchip implant.

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  People from around the globe are sharing their pandemic thoughts in this digital journal

  Nearly 1,500 people have taken to an online platform to express the emotions of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a project that’s working to diversify the pandemic’s historical record.

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  Beyond Meat strikes partnerships with McDonald's and Yum Brands

  Beyond Meat has inked two new major new deals, with McDonald's and Yum Brands, that will bring new plant-based items to fast food menus.

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  Welcome to McDonald's. A machine will take your order now

  At a McDonald's drive-thru in a Chicago suburb, customers may notice something different about the voice that takes their orders for Big Macs and fries.

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  Zoom era sees pandemic boom in U.S. plastic surgeries

  Virtual consultations for cosmetic procedures have risen 64 per cent for surgeons in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.